Year 11. Feb 1st - Act 4, scene 1+2

Year 11. Feb 1st - Act 4, scene 1+2

Agenda + HW

• Checking In

• Recap of Act 4 scene 1 + 2

• Act 4, scene 3

• HW: If not finished in class, complete Act 4 scene 3 + Macbeth Tracker #3

Open Ended

What was a highlight of your weekend?

Act 4 Scene 1

Back to the supernatural!

'By the pricking of my thumbs,

Something wicked this way comes."

Open Ended

What are the three warnings the apparitions give Macbeth?

At the end of this scene we once again see Macbeth deciding to forgo loyalty in the face of ambition

Open Ended

Consider the multiple times we've seen loyalty cast aside - pick out and list two of those time we see this happen in the play.

Act 4 Scene 2

"Everyone who does so is a traitor, and must be hanged."

Open Ended

What might be the overall purpose of this scene? Why did Shakespeare include it when we really haven't seen or heard of Macduff's wife and children until this point?

Act 4 Scene 3

Malcolm, Macduff, Doctor,Ross